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Revs drop third straight

Frank Lampard scored his third goal in four games to help New York City FC beat the New England Revolution, 1-0, on Wednesday night.

New York City (8-5-6) has won four games in a row and sits atop the Eastern Conference. New England (5-6-7) lost its third straight.

Thomas McNamara ran down a chipped ball near the goal line and his cross redirected off Lampard's leg in the 58th minute.

New England's best chance for a goal came in the 30th minute when Teal Bunbury's open header bounced over the crossbar.

Cristiano Ronaldo had just propelled Portugal into another European Championship final when he made for Gareth Bale, shared a long conversation with his Real Madrid teammate and gave him a sympathetic hug. The battle of the superstar forwards turned into a one-man show -- and, as ever, it was Ronaldo taking center stage. By thumping home a header and setting up strike partner Nani for the second goal, Ronaldo delivered two blows in three minutes to lead Portugal to a 2-0 win over Wales in the Euro 2016 semifinals. Ronaldo -- a serial winner in individual and team prizes in club football -- will get another chance to win his first trophy on the international stage when Portugal meets either France or Germany in Sunday's final at the Stade de France.

BASEBALL

Estrada to miss All-Star Game

Blue Jays right-hander Marco Estrada has gone on the disabled list because of a sore lower back and will not play in the All-Star Game.

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Estrada, a 33-year-old right-hander, is 5-3 with a 2.93 ERA in 16 starts.

Hall of Fame pitcher Greg Maddux will join UNLV's baseball team as a volunteer assistant next season. Maddux's son, Chase, is a sophomore pitcher for the Rebels. Maddux won four Cy Young Awards and 18 Gold Gloves during a 23-year career that included stops with Atlanta, the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego. He played at Valley High School in Las Vegas before being drafted in the second round of the 1984 baseball draft by the Cubs.

GENERAL

Pistorius sentenced to 6 years

Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee Olympian described by a judge as a "fallen hero," was sentenced to six years in a South African prison for the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, a ruling viewed by some as too lenient. However, Judge Thokozile Masipa appeared to anticipate criticism of a jail term that fell far short of the normally mandated 15 years for murder under South African law, declaring: "Our courts are courts of law, not courts of public opinion."

Seattle Seahawks cornerback Brandon Browner is under investigation after being accused of punching his girlfriend's father at a California home.

More than 200 former Penn State football players are petitioning university leaders to return the bronze statue of Joe Paterno that stood outside the school's football stadium. The statue of the late football coach was removed in 2012. That was after his former assistant coach, Jerry Sandusky, was convicted of child sexual abuse and an investigation accused Paterno and other former administrators of covering up complaints about Sandusky.

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